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Is Reddit the bestest website on the interwebs?

The social news site is quietly growing into a highly influential website able to move millions of people to take action on things like protesting SOPA/PIPA laws while at the same time being the go-to site for pictures of cats, pun threads and rage comics

Reddit has seen huge growth in its user base since it was founded in 2005 and was positioned perfectly in 2010 to scoop up users of Digg, a similar social news site that drove off huge swaths of its users with some ill-timed and ill-chosen design changes. As diverse a place as Reddit is, its overall user base can easily be categorized as falling on the progressive side of the political spectrum (they love/hate Ron Paul) while embracing the ideals of a free and open Internet, marijuana decriminalization and Apple products.

If you haven't spent any time over at Reddit, you should click over and get lost in the links. Just don't blame me if you find yourself up past 2 a.m. searching for fresh links. Reddit can be highly addictive.

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